I do not deny that they have souls to be saved, but I believe that their role in this world is to attend on the white man.
The black is, and for years has been, educated on perfect equality with the white man, and has had every chance of improving himself--with what result?
You could almost count on your fingers the names of those who have distinguished themselves in the battle of life.
Sometimes, while cruising off the coast of Rio de Janeiro looking out for slave vessels, we passed a very monotonous life.

The long and fearfully hot mornings before the sea breeze sets in, the still longer and choking nights with the thermometer at 108 deg., were trying in the extreme to those accustomed to the fresh air of northern climates; but sailors have always something of the 'Mark Tapley' about them and are generally jolly under all circumstances, and so it was with me.

One day, while longing for something to do, I discovered that the crew had been ordered to paint the ship outside; as a pastime I put on old clothes and joined the painting party.

Planks were hung round the ship by ropes being tied to each end of the plank; on these the men stood to do their work.

We had not been employed there very long when there was a cry from the deck that the ship was surrounded by sharks.